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Country around Cash is a rural area of about 618 people in Craighead County, Arkansas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 17 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 73 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $830 a month.
618people
$90kTypical home
$830/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
3"Snow
248Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 618 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Memphis, TN
- 17 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$568/mo)
- Median rent $830/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (487 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,069 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to JBR airport
- 76 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 236 ft
- 375 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 191 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 88 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Craighead County: R+37 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk